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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3c6034mz Online items available Guide to the Samuel Franklin Leib Papers SC0116 compiled by Stanford University Archives staff Department of Special Collections and University Archives February 2011 Green Library 557 Escondido Mall Stanford 94305-6064 [email protected] URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc Note This encoded finding aid is compliant with Stanford EAD Best Practice Guidelines, Version 1.0. Guide to the Samuel Franklin Leib SC0116 1 Papers SC0116 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives Title: Samuel Franklin Leib papers creator: Leib, Samuel Franklin Identifier/Call Number: SC0116 Physical Description: 18 Linear Feet(13 boxes) Date (inclusive): 1881-1920 Abstract: The collection consists of four major components: Stanford correspondence pertaining to Judge Leib's association with the Stanford family and his responsibilities as a member of the first Board of Trustees of Stanford University (1891-1923); personal correspondence (1885-1910); correspondence pertaining to Leib's fruit and other farm interest (1883-1919); and legal and business correspondence pertaining to his San Jose law practice and local business interests (1881-1920),including cases resulting from the failure of the Savings Bank of San Diego County. Major correspondents include Luther Burbank, John Casper Branner, George Crothers, Horace Davis, Timothy Hopkins, David Starr Jordan, Charles Lathrop, Leland and Jane Stanford, Wilson and Wilson (law firm, San Francisco) and Sarah Winchester. Immediate Source of Acquisition note The collection was given to the Stanford University Archives by Charles Leib, 1972-1981. Additional materials were given by Mrs. Richard Anderson in 2002. Information about Access This collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 48 hours in advance of intended use. Ownership & Copyright All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html. Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes. Cite As [Identification of item], Samuel Franklin Leib Papers (SC0116). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif. Description of the Collection The collection consists of four major components: Stanford correspondence pertaining to Judge Leib's association with the Stanford family and his responsibilities as a member of the first Board of Trustees of Stanford University (1891-1923); personal correspondence (1885-1910); correspondence pertaining to Leib's fruit and other farm interest (1883-1919); and legal and business correspondence pertaining to his San Jose law practice and local business interests (1881-1920),including cases resulting from the failure of the Savings Bank of San Diego County. Major correspondents include Luther Burbank, John Casper Branner, George Crothers, Horace Davis, Timothy Hopkins, David Starr Jordan, Charles Lathrop, Leland and Jane Stanford, Wilson and Wilson (law firm, San Francisco) and Sarah Winchester. Subjects and Indexing Terms Ross Affair. Practice of law -- California. Agriculture -- California. Winchester, Sarah. Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926 Wilson & Wilson (law firm). Jordan, David Starr Stanford, Leland Stanford, Jane Lathrop Stanford University. Board of Trustees Davis, Horace Guide to the Samuel Franklin Leib SC0116 2 Papers SC0116 Branner, John Casper, 1850-1922 Hopkins, Timothy Savings Bank of San Diego County. Leib, Samuel Franklin Leib, Samuel Franklin Lathrop, Charles G., (Charles Gardner), 1849-1914 Crothers, George E. (George Edward) Papers Series 1 Stanford Correspondence Subseries 1 1889-1910 Arrangement Letters are arranged alphabetically by author's last name. Where more than one letter from an individual is included, the letters are further arranged chronologically. Scope and Contents This subseries includes letters pertaining to Leib's association witht he Stanfords and his responsibilities as a member of the Stanford University Board of Trustees. Major correspondents include David Starr Jordan, Charles Lathrop, George Crothers, John Branner, Timothy Hopkins, the Stanfords, and the Wilson and Wilson law firm of San Francisco. Topics discussed include finalizing the endowment and enfranchising the Board of Trustees; the Stanford amendment; the Ross affair; faculty appointments and salaries; water cases; and other trustee business. box 1, folder 1 Abbott through Berner Scope and Contents note Abbott, Adams, Allardice, Angell, Arden, Berner box 1, folder 2 Branner, J.C. 1900-1910 Scope and Contents note The Branner correspondence covers the following topics: Branner's geological research, local liquor laws, University tax status, establishment of an on-campus public grade school, water rights and lawsuits, establishment of an on-campus University cemetery. box 1, folder 3 Brooke through Cooksey Scope and Contents note Brooke, Brown, Bullock, Butler, Caldwell, Carnegie Foundation, Caton, Clark, Clement, Cooksey box 1, folder 4 Crothers, George E. 1899-1910 Scope and Contents note The Crothers correspondence covers the following topics: campaign for passage of the Stanford Amendment, arrangements for finalizing the endowment, Stanford Alumni Association business and interests, determination of University's legal status and Board of Trustee's corporate identity, composition and duties of the Board of Trustees, various aspects of University budgeting and financial affairs. Guide to the Samuel Franklin Leib SC0116 3 Papers SC0116 Papers Series 1 Stanford Correspondence Subseries 11889-1910 box 1, folder 5 Cutter through Hodges Scope and Contents note Cutter, Cubberley, W.H. Davis, Horace Davis, Dillman, Dodge, Donaldson, Duniway, Dyer, Eaton, Farrand, Felton, Field, Fischer, Gardner, Gilbert, Godbold, Gorbusier, Gray, Greeves, Halman, Rabey, Harrison, Hawthorne, Hayne, Herrin, Hess, Hodges box 1, folder 6 Hopkins, Timothy, through Jenkins Scope and Contents note Howard, Hull, Jenkins. The Hopkins correspondence covers the following topics: (1894-1910) social and business meetings of the Board of Trustees, near-campus liquor sales, proposed town-to-campus railroad line, medical school's financial difficulties, campus arboretum. box 1, folder 7 Jordan, David Starr 1891-1902 Scope and Contents note The Jordan correspondence covers the following topics: professorial appointments, choices of lecturers, invitations to campus formal events, visit of McKinley, library acquisitions, establishment of on-campus public grade school, salaries, Ross Affair, campaign for passage of Stanford Amendment, University fees, water supply, arrangements for finalization of endowment, campus workmen's wages, departure of group of promising young Law School faculty. box 1, folder 8 Jordan, David Starr 1903-1910 Scope and Contents note The Jordan correspondence covers the following topics: liquor question near campus, campus trolley line, formal observations and events, establishment of on-campus public grade school, salary appropriations, invalid students, Palo Alto hospital and sanitarium, typhoid fever epidemic on campus, Student Guild, trade unions controversy> Atkinson-Snodgrass controversy (bicycle rules and regulations), Luther Burbank, automobiles on campus, dances on campus, Professor Ross affair, death of Jane Stanford, Professor Goebel's affair, student discipline, selection of church organist, Medical School facility, Rev. Dr. Brown's nomination for chaplaincy, Forum Club, Faculty Club. [Letters from Dr. Jordan which do not include direct references to Stanford subjects are included in personal correspondence, cf. Box 3 , Folder 5 ] box 1, folder 9 Judge through Kirke Scope and Contents note Judge, Kellogg, Kirk, Kirk, Kirke box 1, folder 10 Lathrop, Charles G. 1894-1902 Scope and Contents note The Lathrop correspondence covers the following topics: Board of Trustees meeting scheduling, deeds to Stanford lands, campaign for passage of Stanford Amendment, water questions (pumps, wells, lawsuits), Lathrop's power of attorney for Jane L. Stanford, Metropolitan Trust Company lawsuit against estate of Jane L. Stanford, University investments, on-campus horse stabling, on-campus light and power generation, establishment of on-campus public grade school, University band, Professor Ross Affair, on-campus sewage disposal system, Professor Loser's "locomobile" affair, professorial salaries, on-campus telephone service, rental of campus facilities, incorporation of Board of Trustees, Jane L. Stanford's personal property taxes, local labor disputes, law library, gift acquisitions, Palo Alto Stock Farm, miscellaneous physical plant problems and policies. Guide to the Samuel Franklin Leib SC0116 4 Papers SC0116 Papers Series 1 Stanford Correspondence Subseries 11889-1910 box 2, folder 1 Lathrop, Charles G. (1903-1909) through Lawton Scope and Contents note The Lathrop correspondence covers the following topics: arrangements